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Hello everyone … As this theater gets little attention compared to NWE or the Southwest Pacific. I think we could wrangle enough interest in a group build. Dates would start on 1st of August 1927 and go to December 27th 1949. Explanation for change of dates below. It could be anything that was operating in or on the sub-continent of India, Indochina, or China. The Naval area of operations would be anything from the north-western edge of 1927 India (Pakistan). Through to the Western edges of Philippines and Borneo. North to the Sea of Japan and I will say the western coast of Australia is the south eastern border of the Indian ocean. Madagascar would be the extreme south-western edge, and Antarctica will be the extreme south edge. I’ve decided after some thought to expand the dates of the build to include the Chinese civil war 1st of August 1927, Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Starting in September of 1931, then the 2nd Sino-Japanese war in 1937, finishing on December 27th 1949 the end of the Chinese civil war. It includes conflicts such as the battles of Khalkin gol, the invasion of Madagascar, the Indonesian revolution, and the uprising of communist rebels in Vietnam as well as anywhere else in the dates included. If anyone has any thoughts on this I will consider listening to arguments on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-East_Asian_theatre_of_World_War_II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Burma_India_theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_in_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution 🔷If anyone is still interested in this build please say so. If not I will remove your name in 2 weeks. 🔷 1. Corsairfoxfouruncle (Host) 👍🏻2. Richard Humm @Richard Humm 3. Skyf24 @Skyf24 👍🏻4. modelling minion @modelling minion 👍🏻5. stevehnz @stevehnz 👍🏻6. franky boy @franky boy 👍🏻7. Grey Beema @Grey Beema 8. Marklo @Marklo 👍🏻9. Rafwaffe @Rafwaffe 👍🏻10. 81-er @81-er 11. Chuck1945 @Chuck1945 👍🏻12. Threadbear @Threadbear 👍🏻12a. Grandboof @Grandboof 14. whiskey @whiskey 👍🏻15. ModelingEdmontonian @ModelingEdmontonian 👍🏻16. TEMPESTMKV @TEMPESTMK5 17. 2996 Victor @2996 Victor 👍🏻18. ColonelKrypton @ColonelKrypton 19. Toryu @Toryu 👍🏻20. HarryHobbyin @HarryHobbyin 👍🏻21. Wez @Wez 22. zegeye @zegeye 23. djktrumpet @djktrumpet 👍🏻24. Sesquipedaliac @Sesquipedaliac 👍🏻25. Tim R-T-C @Tim R-T-C 26. trickyrich @trickyrich 👍🏻27. Roland Pulfrew @Roland Pulfrew👍🏻28. RagTag @Ragtag 👍🏻29. silverfox63 @silverfox63 🏴‍☠️30. RC Boater Bill @RC Boater Bill 👍🏻31. Dave Klaatu @Dave Klaatu 👍🏻32. Matt B @Matt B 33 Les Wells (Wellzy) @Les Wells 34. Nick McV @Nick McV 👍🏻35. @Andwil 36.👍🏻 @Chris A 37. 👍🏻 @Beardybloke 38. 👍🏻 @Stefan Buysse 39. 👍🏻 @TonyW 40. 👍🏻 @onefiftynine 41. 👍🏻 @Dennis_C 42. 👍🏻 @DaveJL 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Howdy all, Been busy reinstating my posts after `Imgur gate` but thought it was about time I bothered you with some pic`s of something new Another bash at one of Hobby2000`s Hasegawa P-40N reboxing Finished in the markings of an `Assam Dragon` of 25th FS/51st FG USAF Christened `Sing Pao` by pilot Fred Burgett after a Chinese doctors daughter who had invited several pilots to dinner....... .....and the Bee on the rudder representing `B` Flight. Done OOB as usual but drilled out the filter covers just after prop` and usual brake pipes and belts Decals came from: the kit, a Sky Decals set and Rising Decals set RD48036 The latter I used for the Dragon Mouth and took a lot of slicing and touching up to get looking presentable Well think I`ve bothered you enough and hope you enjoy the pic`s Many thanks to @SteveR at Hobby Photo Host for making this possible and for transferring all my Imgur Stuff onto my HPH page saving me a lot of time , it`s very easy to use too🙂 Thanks for looking, cheers Russ

Hi everyone, Thought you wouldn`t mind me bothering you too much with some photo`s of my latest effort My latest Hurricane IIB from Hobby2000`s reissue of Hasegawas 1/48th kit This time and aircraft based in Ceylon and in interim SEAC markings Built as usual from the box contents with a few embellishments......... ........including: modifying the spine behind the cockpit to resemble the real thing and fitting a vac formed canopy so it could be posed open Also added a bit of mesh in front of the carburettor intake and a stiffener for the radiator housing Replaced the tropical filter housing with a panel I saved from my IIC build a while back Markings from DK Decals set 48062, `Hurricane IIB in the Far East Pt II` Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy all, me again, thought you wouldn`t mind seeing some photo`s of my latest addition to the CBI collection Another Mustang but this time a `B` model from Tamiya`s 1/48 kit Built as per normal OOB but with a few tweaks here and there The first tweak was to sand and scrape the propellor blades down in thickness and shape as they looked very chunky compared to photo`s Second was to use a spare decal left over from the Eduard kits I`d done over the instrument panel, wasn`t an exact fit but I picked the nearest one and trimmed to suit Also added some seat straps and D/F loop from the spares stash....... ...and some brake pipes from bits of wire. Decals from a DK Decals set which went on great Hope you enjoy the photo`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy All, After 2 yrs and 2 months since I first asked for help regarding Ceylon based Mk IA Beauforts.... I finally got around to building one My interpretation and attempt at ICM`s 1/48 Beaufort Mk IA with tropical filters kit I built the Mk I kit and was happy with it except for the engine cowlings on which the opening is a fair bit too wide So I`ve attempted to correct them on this one by building the collector ring up with sheet plastic and filler Also added elevator tab linkages and a few strategically placed panels and instruments to busy up the interior During my research I could only find one poor quality black and white photo of the subject and all decal sets have you paint the upper surfaces dark green and the undersides grey but no actual proof discovered anywhere else. Looking at said photo there seem to be demarcations in place where the standard camo` scheme would have been So that`s ( right or wrong ) how I`ve painted it, seeing as no other aircraft in theatre were repainted in the odd scheme I don`t see why Beauforts would have been Hope you enjoy the photo`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ PS: a nice bloke on Hyperscale pointed out that there was a problem with the Yagi antenna on the wings, which I fixed. This is how they should look🙄

Hi all, thought it was about time to bother you with some pic`s of my latest CBI effort 🙂 My attempt at Smer`s 1/48 Walrus kit Finished as a Far East based aircraft in the `Shadow Compensating` paint scheme Built virtually as Mr Smer intended with just a few improvements here and there to disguise its shortcomings ( hopefully! ) Left out the dodgy guns and crew and closed the positions ( most of the photo`s I found whilst searching had covers fitted ) which saved having to detail the interior too much, yeah I know I`m lazy🙄 and sanded quite a bit off the wing and tailplane leading edges to make them less `Lego` like in appearance. Did some detailing externally, such as: wired the engine and made some exhaust stubs and piping, fashioned a landing light, some control surface actuators.... ......and made some, what I think are hydraulic pipes for the wing locking mechanism I noticed, from wire and a bit of side wall detail and seat belts in the cockpit Decals came from part of a `Classic Airframes` sheet I had hanging about Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Everyone, thought you wouldn`t mind if I shared some photo`s of my latest effort My attempt at making something resembling a XIV Spitfire from Hobbycrafts 1/48 kit Built from the `Pacific Theatre of Operations` boxing Had to resort to buying some aftermarket for this one... Namely a resin propeller and spinner, vacform canopy Also used an etched instrument panel from the spares box ( which wasn`t the correct one but a lot better than the kit one ) and added a gunsight that looked close to the real thing ( if you squint ! 🙂 ) Did some serious sanding and reshaping to reduce and improve the outline and thickness of the fuselage and mainplanes, luckily the plastic is very thick and can take it. Added plastic sheet to modify the fuselage to enable the canopy to fit and to deepen and reshape the radiators. Managed to use the kit decals, which silvered and needed much touching up and a few from the stash Finally a shot of it next to an Airfix XIV that I built along side Hope you enjoy the pic`s and that I haven`t offended any Spitfire lovers out there🙂 Thanks for looking, cheers Russ

Howdy all, Finished this one last year, so thought I`d better subject you to some photo`s My second go at Eduards 1/48 Mustang kit, this time an F-6 version Built mostly out of the box contents, with just the drop tanks replaced with some thing from the spares box that I found easier to clean up and mount than the kit items Got to admit this isn`t my favourite kit to build, I thought my first one was hard work. but for some reason I struggled with this one... Worst bit was the gun barrels, the inner ones were moulded fine but the outer two resembled nipples..... ...so I had to build them up and replace with brass tubing Didn`t have much fun with the decals either, with the `removable` film over lapping adjacent decals and peeling even though I didn`t want them to. Also battled to get the undercarriage aligned which I did on the first one too, even though I spent extra care this time to clean up and align the wheel well parts Think I won`t be build another one for a little while🙂 Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy All, Thought it was about time I replaced my previous SEAC Thunderbolt build, so here I am, come to bother you with some pic`s of my latest effort. My latest go at Tamiya`s 1/48 p-47 Razorback kit Built as usual pretty much as Mr Tamiya intended with just wire engine harness and aerial wire added Completed to represent an aircraft of 146 Squadron RAF, based in India Sept `44 Decals came from Xtradecals set X48-115 `Yanks with roundels` Pt 4 The notes on the decal instructions mentioned some `poorly painted` areas on the rear fuselage and a fresh patch of paint on the engine cowling........ .......so I scoured the internet for some photo`s but only came up with one very poor photo from which I couldn`t make anything out really So I just went with the fresh patch of paint on top of the cowling Hope I haven`t bothered you too much🙂 Thanks for looking, cheers Russ

Howdy all, Finally got around to having a go at Airfix`s 1/48 P-40B kit, so thought I`d better inflict some photo`s on you Finished in the markings of an ex AVG Hawk at the time it was becoming the 74thFS/23rdFG USAAF and with the later style of `Flying Tiger` marking. Built as usual pretty much OOB, but replaced the gun barrels with metal tube Secondly, I bent the propeller blades to give them less pitch as I always thought they look a bit narrow Also added some etched seat belts, ring and bead gun sight, brake pipes from bits of wire and aerial wires from black thread Corrected the rudder hinge with some wire bent into shape and filed a bit thinner When I first opened the box I thought the breakdown of the parts was going to make for a tricky build but it goes together very well, I thought The markings came from a Sky Decals set and the kit Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Everyone, Here`s another one of my `leaps of faith` from my Far East collection My attempt at Airfix`s 1/48 Blenheim Fighter kit I originally intended to do a bomber version, but recalled reading that 27 Squadron used a few at the beginning of the conflict, so I started digging........ ...bought a few books but found very little ( apparently the Squadron didn`t last too long and seems to have been amalgamated into other Squadrons) Found a couple of old threads on this site but most of the pictures are gone. Also the more I looked at what photo`s I could see it became apparent that not all of the ...... ......aircraft were configured as fighters. So I configured the model as a `might have looked like` aircraft that set out on one of the first sorties which is described as a bombing and strafing mission. Markings are nearly all from the stash, and I tried to recreate the upper wing roundels as modified A1 type which were converted from four circles Y, B, W and R. to a smaller Blue and Red as seen in many photo`s of the time though I couldn`t find any in theatre above wing shots to prove it.. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy Everyone Finished the latest addition to the CBI theme I got going so thought I better bother you with some photo`s My attempt at the Hasegawa 1/48 Hurricane IIc kit Finished to represent an aircraft with 34 Squadron RAF based at Palel, Burma Built from the box contents with just a very few tweaks The main one being to build up the fuselage under the canopy which was replaced with a vac-formed item so it could be slid back Others include: some canopy rails and a stiffener for the radiator intake from wire The bombs were, I think, from an Airfix Blenheim and the bomb racks were made from some bits of plastic sheet...... and filed into shape. Decals from an Xtra Decals Sheet, seat belts from paper and foil and drilled the gun barrels Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi All, Just finished my second attempt at a `Grey Nurse` Squadron Spitfire, so thought you wouldn`t mind me sharing some pic`s Built from Eduards 1/48 Spitfire Mk VIII, `Weekend edition` kit Finished to represent an aircraft of 457 Squadron, RAAF towards the end of the war Built as usual 99% from the box, with just a few tweaks Including a slipper fuel tank, from the spares box ( probably from Special Hobby kit ) Scoured the internet for a photo of the actual aircraft and although a good selection of 457 Sq photo`s.... ...only found one of the real deal and this of it during it`s time with the 1st TAF where they performed support and ground attack duties' Then it had the Sky band painted out and the serial in black and very worn, so that was the look I went for. Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy Everyone, Just finished the latest addition to my CBI theme and thought you wouldn`t mind seeing a few photo`s My attempt at a Royal Navy FM-2 Wildcat Built from Eduard`s new 1/48 kit Built 99% from the box contents Only additions being: ignition harness and brake pipes from bits of wire... ....and the decals which came from Techmod Set 48052 `Grumman Wildcat Mk VI` First time I`ve used this brand and they worked beautifully. Kept the weathering light, as apparently, they didn`t actually see any action as the war was over before they got there. Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Everyone, Just finished the third of my haul from Telford last November, so I thought I`d trouble you with some photo`s Czech Models 1/48 scale Curtiss A-12 Shrike kit Finished to represent an aircraft of No 26 Bomber Squadron, No 9 AG, Chinese Air Force, 1937-38 Which was an option in the kit Built mostly from the box with the exception of the fragile resin frames and flying control actuators which were broken into little bits in the bag and.... replaced with bits of wire, tube and plastic strip. Took three attempts at the rigging before I got it looking barely acceptable and can`t count the amount of times I broke the undercarriage struts. Suffice to say I`m glad it`s all over. Hope you enjoy the pic`s. Thanks for looking, Cheers Russ

Hi Everyone, Thought I`d surprise you with a Luftwaffe subject, which is a rarity among the themes I tend to build in. My attempt at Italeri`s 1/48 Arado 196 float plane Decided to make life difficult by attempting to do the wings folded, which isn`t an option in the kit Portrayed as a German crewed aircraft based at Penang in Japanese occupied Malaya around 1944 Apart from the wing-fold is built 99% OOB as usual With just the antenna wire added The wing-fold was done from scratch, with details made up of plastic sheet and copper wire from a flex not 100% accurate but near enough for my shelves 🙂 Decals were from the kit Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi everyone Actually got around to buying some grass ( No! not that sort...) so took the opportunity to take some pic`s of my latest effort My attempt at Dora`s 1/48 Curtiss Wright Interceptor kit Done as a Dutch example based on Perak airbase, Java towards the end of `41 As usual pretty much OOB, with usual ignition harness, antenna wire, brake pipes and guns from metal tube Also replaced the exhaust pipes as I made a right pigs ear of the kit ones with some plastic tube Quite an easy build, the only thing that gave me a headache was deciding what colours to paint it...... Lots of conflicting info` in books and on internet and the only two colour photo`s I found were heavily filtered......... ...one even looked like mint and chocolate ice cream colours. Hope my attempt is close 🤞 Also hope you enjoy the photo`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Everybody, built this one as therapy between some more difficult kits and the latest addition to my CBI collection My latest go at Tamiya`s 1/48 Buffalo kit Chose the RAF option from the choices in the kit as I`d done the others in the past Built from the box contents with just a few additions ie: paper seat belts, with brake pipes, aerial wire and a ring gunsight from bits of wire Nothing else to say really, a great trouble free build, Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Guys ! Following my first post on my P-40 series, here is the next one. A P-40K-5 as used in China . As told before, my purpose is to go on thru a part of the P-40 family , pointing out elements like , different camos, national markings, units ones, and external charges used,wheels.. . This one is the plane of 1lt Charles.J.White, of the 25th FS /51FG . Specific points on this one : Use of "Dupont" colors trying to match RAF colors as planned for export , but as time goes.. used by USAAF Use of red bordered "stars and bar" insignia Typical unit shark mouth nose art Another point, is as I read, that this unit was the first P-40 unit to use 1000 Pd GP bombs. This unit shared at one time the same field with a B-25 unit. Col Barr an headquarter officier of the 51 st FG , seeing 1000 Pd bombs used by the B-25 had the idea to use them on the 51st FG planes, with deadly results on the Japanese side. So my P-40 is loaded with this kind of bomb. She had also Gonio Antenna to make navigation easier on the Jungle landscape theater of operation. Added "squared " type of wheels. resin exhausts from CMK I tried to render "Dupont" colors with a different mixes of Gunze paints ( don't ask me please, did so much tries.. ) spending so much time to see real pictures , anyway it is as it is, and camera used, type a screen used will probably not perfectly represent the bird as it looks, forgive me about this 😊 Ok , enough talking , let's go on pictures .. And to end with some " dynamic " presentation .. Et voilà Guys !! that's all folks !! Hope you'll like it ! Cheers and take care ! Bye now 😉

Hi everyone Been praying for years that someone would release a `48th Beaufort and now they have, I thought I`d better show you my attempt at one So here it is, my go at ICM`s 1/48 Beaufort Mk I, Finished in markings of 16 Sq SAAF based in Madagascar `42, which loosely fits in to my CBI theme, as they were stationed there to patrol.... ....the Indian Ocean to watch out for Japanese attempting to land there. ( So I read ) Built OOB with a only a few additions: seat belts for the pilots seat and some detailing on the cockpit walls, as the kit only provides..... Instrument panel and centre console, made from chopped up PE from the stash and bits of wire. Also had a go at posing the Direction Finder antenna deployed which I improvised with a square thing I found in the stash and wire. Decals from Xtradecal`s Beaufort set X48219 Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy all, Finally getting round to replacing my collection of 1/48 Hobbycraft Hurricanes, thanks to Hobby 2000 reissuing the Hasegawa kits, so thought it only fair to bother you with some pic`s of my first effort. Finished to represent an aircraft of 17 Squadron, RAF, based in Burma, early `42 Built pretty much from the box contents, but with a tweak Firstly built up the bit of the spine of the fuselage that sits under the canopy so that I could pose the canopy open...... ...... and cut off the kit item from the windscreen and replaced with vac-form item, also drilled out the exhausts Additions were just usual dodgy seat belts, aerial wires and stiffening brace for the radiator scoop Decals were a mix of the kits and the spares box, replaced the normal Red/Blue upper wing roundels with Red, White and Blue, which was a Squadron modification, Presumably to prevent confusion with the Japanese marking. Tried to replicate the remains of the white ferry flight markings on the rear fuselage and upper tailplane that was evident in the only pic` I`ve seen Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ PS: I know they probably didn`t has PSP at the airfield in Burma, but it`s what I`d got to hand 🙂

Hello, Here's my 1/72 Revell 1/72 P-51B. This one was started as a simple build when I was away from home for a week early this year. It then moved to the shelf of doom for a while, but got resurrected a few weeks ago. The kit is not the most accurate one and the clear parts are pretty bad, I even used a mask set on them which I normally never use. But overal a fun build, with nice surface detail. I used the kit decals, minus the famous yellow tail markings, which didn't seem to be present on this particular plane. Other Mustangs (26th FS) in the unit did have them. Painted with Mr. Hobby acrylics and some Revell Aqua on the spinner. Thanks for looking. Pete

Hi Everyone Thought you wouldn`t mind if I subjected you to some photo`s of my latest completion My attempt at making a `Thimble Nosed` Beaufighter from Tamiya`s 1/48 TFX Kit As usual built mostly from the contents of the box With a few minor additions and improvements Additions include: making a gun camera housing for the top front fuselage from a spare intake from the kit, milliput, wire and crystal clear....... some extra antenna, wind screen wiper, engine cowl braces and what I presume is a `pee tube` near the rear stbd wing root Improvements including : moving the tail trim tab actuators to the underside, drilling out all the gun barrels and little venturii type things on the exhausts. Decals from Xdradecal set X48188 and some of the kits Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Hi Everyone, Finished this one last week and managed to get some photo`s before the weather went down hill My latest attempt at Hasegawa`s 1/48 P-40 kit Built from the `M` boxing to represent an early P-40N Finished to represent `Lula Belle` of the `Burma Banshees` 89thFS/80th FG, 1944 This was the first of two `Lula Belle`s` flown by 1stLt Phillip Adair, the second being a later model `N` version The kit`s built OOB with just some brake pipes, seat belts and antenna added The decals came from a Skymodels sheet ( 48-047 ) and worked fine but........ ...after researching the aircraft found to be lacking certain details. So I had to add black mouth and red blood to the skull, whitewall the tyres and try to paint the bomb carrying buzzard to the wheel hubs by hand. Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ

Howdy all, got some pic`s of my latest effort, so thought I`d subject you to a few........ My second go at Gavia`s 1/48 Lysander kit As usual 99.9% from the box contents Only additions being a scattering of antenna here and there Finished SEAC markings, used for special operations in Burma towards end of WW2 Used the kit decals which worked fine Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ